Pegg 'needed toilet in front of Nimoy'

Simon Pegg has confessed that he was overcome with excitement when filming Star Trek scenes with Leonard Nimoy.

The British actor, who takes on the role of Enterprise engineer Scotty in J.J. Abrams's franchise reboot, said that appearing in the film was "extraordinary".

"To become part of it, as a nerd, which is what I am, is extraordinary," Pegg said at the film's UK press conference. "When Chris [Pine] and I were doing our scene with Leonard Nimoy it was kind of weird because he was talking to me as the man I've known since I was 9, and it's not a man from this planet it's a man from Vulcan with pointed ears.

"It's kind of odd to have Leonard look at me say lines and [not] become very excited and need to go to the toilet. So for me the joy of being part of this story is on a daily basis. I wake up and pinch myself, it's fantastic."

Pegg also likened the bond shared by the cast to the "spirit of togetherness" present in the original series: "When I came on board it felt so right, and in a weird kind of hippie-ish way it felt like we already knew each other and it immediately clicked. It was a great feeling and I think that kind of spirit of togetherness that pervades Star Trek was very much there on the set."

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